Phrasal Verb - Carrying Over
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.Definition
To 'carry over' means to transfer or extend something from one period, context, or stage to a subsequent one. This can refer to financial balances (like an unused budget or a deficit), tasks or responsibilities that were not completed in one timeframe and must be addressed in the next, or qualities, effects, or influences from a past situation that continue to manifest or be relevant in a new one. It often implies a continuation, a postponed action, or the enduring impact of a previous state, ensuring that an item, value, or characteristic is not lost but rather brought forward into a new operational or temporal segment.
Examples
| No. | Example |
|---|---|
| 1 | Any unused vacation days will carry over to the next year, up to a maximum of five days. |
| 2 | The remaining budget surplus will carry over to the next fiscal quarter to fund the new initiative. |
| 3 | Her excellent problem-solving skills developed in her previous role will undoubtedly carry over to her new management position. |
| 4 | We need to ensure that the uncompleted tasks from phase one do not carry over and delay phase two of the project. |
| 5 | The penalty points from the last game will carry over to the next match, affecting their starting position. |
| 6 | Students can carry over a certain number of academic credits from community college to a four-year university. |
| 7 | The emotional stress from his demanding job tends to carry over into his personal life, making relaxation difficult. |
| 8 | Make sure to save the template so that all the custom settings carry over to your next document. |
| 9 | Many cultural traditions from ancient civilizations continue to carry over into modern societal practices. |
| 10 | The discussions from today's meeting about the new policy will carry over to next week's session for a final decision. |